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PS Uri operated a New Year's Eve gala cruise from Luzern at 1930 on Wednesday 31st December | ||
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With the start of the new winter SBB timetable commencing
Sunday 14th December PS
Uri operated the revised
Sunday Brunch Cruise sailing
101 vice the regular motor vessel which
includes a rather strange winter call at
Kehrsiten Bürgenstock As can be seen here the connecting funicular was closed for the winter and the next ship back was not for another week, so those who did alight had to walk round to Stansstad ! | |||
| PS Uri operated an evening Fondue Cruise from Luzern at 1921 on Friday 5th December | |||
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MPV Vevey
operated the winter 1230, 1400 and 1530
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| MPV Vevey operated all of the regular evening Fondue Cruises from Lausanne at 1930 between Thursday 27th November and Friday 19th December | |||
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100th Birthday of MPV Italie PS Savoie and PS Simplon operated fully booked Evening Dinner Fundraising Cruises for the restoration of the | ||
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PS Stadt Rapperswil
left her dock as planned but never arrived at Bürkliplatz - in consequence her planned
sailings
101-102-115-116 were covered by the small
mv Säntis It is undertood that this was a repeat of the boiler problem which caused cancellations earlier in the year | |||
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PS Hohentwiel
Operated an evening Jazz
Cruise from Konstanz at 1900 on
Saturday | |||
| PS Hohentwiel Operated a Cruise to Meersburg from Konstanz at 1150 on Friday 3rd October | |||
| PS Blümlisalp operated an evening Fondue Cruise from Thun at 1850 on Saturday 27th September | |||
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PS Unterwalden
operated a special Farewell
Cruise from Luzern at 1035 on Saturday
27th September prior to withdrawal from service for a major Although this cruise had been advertised as the final sailing of the season by a paddle steamer under the Acheregg bridge, unfortunately the front mast could not be lowered despite the best efforts of the engineer, so only the bows went under the even though the mast and funnel had been lowered - it gave the captain an opportunity to show off his skills as he took his ship as close as possible ! | |||
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Journées du patrimoine In addition to the regular timetabled sailings PS Montreux operated a series of short 45 minute | |||
| MPV G Zanardelli operated a Air Show Cruise from Cisano at 1410 on Sunday 7th September | |||
| MPV Italia operated a Regatta Cruise from Gargnano at 0830 on Saturday 6th September | |||
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At approximately 1415 whilst arriving back at Zurich Bürkliplatz pier on
sailing 102 on
Friday 5th September
She was able to continue with her afternoon sailing to Rapperswil as originally planned | |||
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PS Blümlisalp
was out of service with "rudder problems" commencing
Wednesday 20th August resulting in her sailings having
to be covered by mv
Bubenberg - following trials on the Friday evening the paddle steamer was back in service the following day - Saturday 23rd August | |||
| PS Simplon operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Lausanne depart 2030 on Friday 15th August | |||
| PS Blümlisalp operate an evening Jazz Cruise from Thun at 1930 on Friday 15th August | |||
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PS Montreux
terminated her return evening
sailing 406 from Yvoire at Morges on
Sunday 10th August
after electrical problems resulted in the lighting systems and boiler management system cutting
out - consequently passengers had to make their way back to Lausanne by train - the paddle steamer had suffered a failure after Rolle, but limped on to Morges where she arrived approximately half an hour late | |||
| PS Hohentwiel operated a Cruise to Meersburg from Konstanz at 1150 on Saturday 9th August | |||
| Swiss National Day - Friday 1st August | |||
| PS Simplon operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Lausanne depart 2030 on Friday 1st August | |||
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Fireworks at Brunnen All five paddle steamers paraded in convoy followed by some of the motor vessels from Luzern at 2000 to Brunnen for the annual fireworks display | |||
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In additional to the regular afternoon
timetabled sailings | |||
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In additional to the normal
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| MPV Vevey operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Le Bouveret at 1925 on Thursday 31st July | |||
| PS Hohentwiel operated two Cruises to Meersburg from Konstanz at 1150 and 1415 on Tuesday 22nd July | |||
| PS Uri operated an evening Music Cruise from Flüelen at 1940 on Tuesday 22nd July | |||
| PS Blümlisalp operated an evening Jazz Cruise from Thun at 1930 on Friday 18th July | |||
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PS Simplon
operated an evening
Fireworks cruise from Lausanne at 2000 on
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After operating the 1210 sailing from Alpnachstad at approximately 1330 on
Monday 14th July
PS Unterwalden had a minor
"bump" with pier No.2
at Luzern resulting in a dint to her stern - she was immediately taken out of service and
proceeded to dock for repairs which were completed by midday on
Friday 18th
July All her Alpnachstad sailings were covered by mv Waldstätter mv Gotthard and mv Rigi |
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PS Hohentwiel
operated two
International Cruises between Rorschach and Lindau at 1155 and 1450 on
Sunday | |||
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PS Hohentwiel
operated an evening Dinner
Cruise from Konstanz on Friday
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Some minutes after the departure from Bürkliplatz,
PS Stadt Rapperswil reduced speed due to the
breakdown of a packing box on the high pressure cylinder - she arrived at Thalwil about 5
minutes late, where her sailing
101 was terminated and she sailed light to Wollishofen for repairs Passengers were transferred to the following sailing 103 to Rapperswil/Schmerikon operated by mv Linth PS Stadt Zürich stepped up to cover her sister's afternoon sailings 115-116 to Rapperswil and mv Wädenswil covered the short sailings 135-136 to Männedorf The paddle steamer was observed back in service on Friday 18th July operating to Rapperswil but may have returned to service earlier | |||
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PS Hohentwiel
operated an evening Jazz
Cruise from Rorschach on Sunday
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| PS Lötschberg operated an evening Jazz Cruise from Interlaken at 1930 on Saturday 5th July | |||
| PS Concordia operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Como at 2000 on Saturday 21st June | |||
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PS Stadt Rapperswil
broke down at Insel Ufenau with a defective steam valve on Thursday 12th June on sailing 105 Presumably the afternoon sailings 135-136 were covered by a motor vessel She was back in service the following Sunday operating the full-length afternoon Schmerikon sailing If you have any further information - please e-mail me so the information may be posted for the benefit of other visitors to this website | |||
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It is understood
MPV Italia
broke down at Peschiera prior to starting her day's
sailings 2-3-4-5 to Riva It appreas mv Tonale was quickly pressed into service and operated a delayed sailing 2 (by Malcesine she was running approximately 45 minutes late) before returning with sailing 5 on time - in conqequence sailings 3-4 were apparantly cancelled with passengers being conveyed on the other local sailings at the north end of the lake | |||
| PS Hohentwiel operated two Cruises to Meersburg from Konstanz at 1150 and 1415 on Whit Sunday 11th May | |||
| PS Piemonte operated a rare public music charter from Stresa at 1600 on Whit Sunday 11th May along the Borromeo Gulf as part of the Stresa Festival | |||
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PS Hohentwiel
operated an evening Jazz
Cruise from Konstanz at 1900 on
Whit Saturday | |||
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PS Rhône unusually
operate the last ferry crossing from Lausanne to Evian-les-Bains at 1840 on
Sunday 4th May
and also on the following two Sundays It was very rare for a steam powered paddle steamer to cover the ferry run | |||
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PS Hohentwiel
operated two
International Cruises between Arbon and Lindau at 1155 and 1450 on
Thursday | |||
| Swiss Navigation Day - Sunday 27th April | |||
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In addition to the regular advertised Spring Sunday paddle steamer
sailings, Also MPV Vevey operated the Upper Lake Circle cruises similar to the previous year | |||
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In addition to the regular advertised Spring Sunday
1125 Luzern to Flüelen and return sailing unusually
operated by | |||
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| Following gales the previous day, PS Rhône eventually entered service and operated her regular weekend spring sailings from Lausanne to the Upper Lake on Easter Saturday 22nd March | |||
| MPV Italia operated the full length 0950 sailings 2-3-4-5 from Peschiera to Riva and return on Easter Saturday 22nd March and Easter Sunday 23rd March as well as all of Easter week vice the regular car ferry | |||
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Limited paddle steamer sailings started considerably earlier
than usual on Good Friday 21st March on both Lake
Luzern with | ||
| In addition on Lake Geneva
MPV Vevey moved to Geneva
to take over the Little Lake sailings and her place at Lausanne was taken by
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| MPV Vevey was the first paddle steamer to re-enter service on any of the Swiss or Italian lakes for the 2008 season commencing Monday 18th February | |||
17th January 2010
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